Whitetail Habitat Boot Camp with Jeff Sturgis Part II

Whitetail Habitat Boot Camp with Jeff Sturgis (Part I)

In this video, whitetail guru Jeff Sturgis helps First Fite’s Gregg Farrell form a habitat improvement plan for his buddy's southwestern Wisconsin family farm. When forming a plan, the guys take into consideration stand location; waterhole, food plot, and mock scrape placements; along with where timber harvest needs to occur to provide optimal whitetail habitat. Stay tuned for part two, coming out tomorrow! And be sure to check out all the...

How Jeff Sturgis Makes Easy Land Improvements for Whitetails

Hailing from a non-hunting family, Jeff Sturgis is a self-taught whitetail habitat expert. With a passion for bowhunting bucks and the very little food plot guidance available in the 90s, he was forced to just figure it out. Three decades and hundreds of designed parcels later, Sturgis said “there are no secrets” for solving the whitetail habitat puzzle. Rather, improving whitetail property is about striking the perfect balance for each specific...

Whitetail Habitat Management on a Budget with Small Property Focal Points

By Erik Barber It’s early November and the rut is in high-gear. The buck you’ve spent your time daydreaming about finally appears and cautiously steps into the small food plot that a handful of other deer visited throughout the day. As he scent checks the plot and gazes into the timber, you release an arrow and the game is over. We’ve seen this exact scenario time and time again on TV or one the web, but is something like this possible if you don...